Topic summary
55%12 analyzed articles/videos9,517 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Middle East Tensions results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 4,272 hits. Analysis detected 36,518 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,098 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,896 of 16,562 topics). This Middle East Tensions is better (less manipulative) than 89.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
025507510010.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles47.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 9.1%9.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.8%8.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US Hits Iran With New Wave of Airstrikes Following Jordan Attack84%
townhall.com84%By Scott McClallen27%7/18/2026, 11:48:20 AM
US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs98%
ZeroHedge72%By Tyler Durden63%7/17/2026, 9:25:00 AM
Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease46%
AP News53%By Christopher Rugaber51%7/13/2026, 9:01:06 PM
CENTCOM: U.S. launches retaliatory strikes against Iran62%
One America News Network0%By OAN Staff Sophia Flores0%7/7/2026, 8:10:00 AM
US-Iran talks gain momentum in Doha as Hormuz tensions ease ahead of Khamenei funeral15%
Fox News89%By Robert McGreevy0% Emma Bussey0%7/1/2026, 3:45:06 AM
US, Iran send delegations to Qatar on Tuesday as Tehran denies direct peace talks are scheduled5%
Fox News89%By Eric Mack0%6/30/2026, 3:40:58 AM
Iran Warns Against Hormuz Route Changes39%
Newsmax75%By AFP teams in Tehran51% Washington59% Jerusalem0% Beirut0% Manama0% Kuwait City0%6/28/2026, 12:07:46 PM
Gulf countries strongly condemn Iran's drone attack on Bahrain as rising tensions threaten MOU66%
Fox News89%By James Cirrone46%6/27/2026, 10:56:09 AM
Hegseth, Caine testify on Pentagon spending, Iran war as Hormuz blockade shakes oil markets90%
Fox News89%By Eric Mack0% Jennifer Griffin0% Emma Bussey0%4/30/2026, 3:22:31 AM
Iran fires on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire80%
Fox News89%By Anders Hagstrom0%4/22/2026, 3:18:07 AM